This is really annoying (but still better than the overlay monstrosity :-) It can be simply fixed by editing: /usr/share/themes/Ambiance gtk-2.0/gtkrc and gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
My current "orange" quick-fix is (I didn't bother to invert the white gtk3 border): diff --git a/gtk-2.0/gtkrc b/gtk-2.0/gtkrc index 6da693e..29fa473 100644 --- a/gtk-2.0/gtkrc +++ b/gtk-2.0/gtkrc @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ style "default" { lightborderstyle = 1 listviewstyle = 2 progressbarstyle = 0 - colorize_scrollbar = FALSE + colorize_scrollbar = TRUE menubaritemstyle = 1 menubarstyle = 1 menustyle = 0 @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ style "scrollbar" = "button" { engine "murrine" { border_shades = {0.95, 0.90} - roundness = 20 + roundness = 3 contrast = 1.0 trough_shades = {0.92, 0.98} lightborder_shade = 1.3 ---- diff --git a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css index 51d817c..0ce659d 100644 --- a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css +++ b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css @@ -1544,12 +1544,13 @@ GtkScale.mark { /************* * scrollbar * *************/ +@define-color blk #464540; .scrollbar { -GtkScrollbar-has-backward-stepper: 0; -GtkScrollbar-has-forward-stepper: 0; -GtkRange-slider-width: 13; - border-radius: 20px; + border-radius: 3px; -unico-border-gradient: -gtk-gradient (linear, left top, left bottom, from (shade (@bg_color, 0.74)), @@ -1584,8 +1585,10 @@ GtkScale.mark { .scrollbar.slider.vertical:hover, .scrollbar.button.vertical { background-image: -gtk-gradient (linear, left top, right top, - from (shade (@bg_color, 1.08)), - to (shade (@bg_color, 0.92))); + from (shade (@blk, 1.08)), + to (shade (@blk, 0.92))); + +/* background-color:#e96d3b; */ border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; @@ -1603,8 +1606,8 @@ GtkScale.mark { .scrollbar.slider.horizontal:hover, .scrollbar.button.horizontal { background-image: -gtk-gradient (linear, left top, left bottom, - from (shade (@bg_color, 1.08)), - to (shade (@bg_color, 0.92))); + from (shade (@blk, 1.08)), + to (shade (@blk, 0.92))); -unico-border-gradient: -gtk-gradient (linear, left top, left bottom, from (shade (@bg_color, 0.74)), -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721786 Title: (Non-overlay) scroll-bar lacks sufficient contrast to easily identify its position in the scroll-track To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/721786/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs